Vacuum hinge-cover container



Apr. 17, 1923.

J. M. HOTHERSALL VACUUM HINGE COVER CONTAINER Filed April 7 1922Patented Apr. l' 7, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HOTHERSALL. OF BROOKLYN. NEW

YORK. ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN COMPANY. OF NEW YORK. N. Y.. A CORPORATION OFNEW JERSEY.

VACUUM HINGE-COVER CONTAINER.

Application flied April 7. 1922. Serial No. 550,307.

Be it known that 1. Join" .\l. Hornme SALL. a citizen of the liuited Itatcs. residing in Brookl vn in the county of kings and tate of YewYork. have invented a ncw and useful Improvement in Vacuum lliugc- CoverContainers. of which the following is a specification.

'This invention relates in gmicral to va u- 0'litn containers adapted tohave th ends liernietica'll v Fculcd thereto. and has more "particularrcl'crcncc to such containers adapted for the packaging of tobacco orother COIlttllts which are gradually constuned. the container being usedas a recep- Qtacleduring the time of consumption.

/ A principal object of the inveutionis the provisionina container ofthis character of :the combination of means for completely rc- 0 movingan end portion of the body to which an hermetic closure is attached. anda secondarytop within said closure. said secondary top being providedwith a. hinged or temporary cover.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a tobacco boxwhich is of substantially normal size and capacitv when hermeticallysealed. and which, a ter removal of the hermetically sealed'end, is ofthe usual general form with a hinge cover,

the top construction being unobstructed by any of the original bodyparts.

A articular object of the invention is the provision of an hermeticcontainenof this type which is provided with a tearing strip beneath anhermetically sealed end. and an internal top part provided with a hingecover forming a temporary closure after t e removal of said tearingstrip:

Other ob'ects and advantages of the invention will boa parent as it isbetter understood from t. e following description,

which, taken in connection, with the accom' an ing drawings, discloses apreferred emodiment' thereof.

Referring. to the, drawin 's. n

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the upper rtion ofa container, in whichmy invention is embodied. prior to the removal of the hermeticallysealed end;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing said end removed and the hinge coveropen; and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the container as shown in Fig.1.

to provide an internal recess or For Hit purpose of illustrating theinvention I have shown on the drawings a container liodv H which. ofcourse. may be of an dc-ircd form. but. in the present instanccfis shownas of the flat or pocket .dmpc of the usual tobacco box. It is well 66known that such contents as tobacco may be better preserved whenpackaged in a partial vacuum. and for this purpose I provide an h rmeticcontaincr in which the various seams are of air tight form. thepermanent .5 cover 1'. being scamcd to the upper body part- 13 asindicated at 14. Beneath the seam 14 is provided a tearing strip 15which is set oll'hv s ore lines ltl and IT and m vided with a lip 15which maybe adapte for engagement by a key. or otherwise. to permittearing away of thc strip. Beneath the lower scorc linc 1T the body is.headed at 19 groove '21 into which extends a headed portion 22 of" asecondary top 21% positioned within the container. cover 24 is hinged at'25 onto the end part 23 and serves as a temporary closure after removalof'thc upper part, of the container body to which the hermetic cover 1:!is secured. The top part 23-is provided with a straight flange '36 overwhich a flange '3? on thc covcr engages in the well known manner. andthe lower score line 17 is preferably lo ated at so shrlrt a distanceabove the head 19 as to leave only a slight upstanding wall part :28after removal of the tearing strip. thus pmviding a substantially smoothsecondary top form. The top part 23 preferably extends a distance abovethe 00 bead 19 and is of rounded or even contour,

as indicated at 29.

'ith the 'foregoing construc tion it. is obvious that the packages mayremain hermetically sealed and the contents preserved II in a vacuumuntil the package is sold to a consumer. The latter may readily removethe hermetic to by tearin away the straifi l5, and therea [Ol lltlS a xof the w known hinge top form. the tobacco or other" c ntents being thuspreserved for any des 'ed length of time and delivered in freshcondition.

It is thou ht that the invention and many of its atte'n an't advantageswill be under- 106 stood from the foregoing description, and it'will beapparent thatvarious changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages. the formhereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A container for tobacco and the like, comprising an hermeticallysealed box provided with a tearing strip near one end thereof, and aninternal secondary top part engaging said box beneath said tearing stripand provided with a hinge cover.

2. container for tobacco and the like, comprising an hermetically scaledbox in which the contents are packaged in a vacu un. said box having atearing strip near an end thereof. and an internal end part secured tothe bodv of the box beneath said tearing strip. an a hinge cover on saidsecondary end part.

3. A container for tobacco and the like, comprising a box in which thecontents are packagcd in a vacuum. means for removing an end of saidbox. and a second end part secured to the box beneath said removable endand a hinge closure on said second end part.

4. A container for tobacco and the like, comprising a box in which thecontents are packaged in a vacuum, means for removing an end of saidbox, and a. second end part secured to the box beneath said removablecud and a temporary?cover on said second end part.

5. container for tobacco and the like, c-unprising :2 box having a coverhermeti- "allv scalc l thc'cto, a bead extending thereabout and pzuc-ifrom said cover. a tearing strip sci ofl' 'o v cm'c lines between saidhead and the covcr scam. a secondary top part having a lowcr bcadextending into the intci'ioi' rccrs: i'ornu-d by the said firstmentiunt'd la-ad. and a hinge cover on said secondary top part.

(3f container provided with a permanently secured cover and a. bodytearing strip litlltlttll said cover, and a temporar cover sc urcd tothe container body beneati raid tearing strip.

7. container. comprising, a bod having an end permanently securedhereto, means for severing the body beneath said curl. and a second endsecured to the body beneath the line of severance therein and providedwith a temporary closure.

8. A container. comprising a body having an and permanently securedthereto, means for severing the body beneath said end, and a second endsecured to the body beneath the line of severance therein, and providedwith a hinge closure usable after removal of said first mentioned endpart.

JOHN M. HO'IHERSALL.

